Background
Hershey, Nona was born on October 31, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Don and Rita (Meyrson) Hershey.
visual artist printmaking educator
Hershey, Nona was born on October 31, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Don and Rita (Meyrson) Hershey.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Temple University, 1967; Master of Fine Arts, Temple University, Rome, 1969; studied lithography, Istituto Statale d'Arte, Urbino, Italy, 1979, 80; studied woodcut and printing, Yoshida Hanga Academy, Tokyo, 1990-1991.
Assistant professor drawing and printmaking Daeman College, Buffalo, 1972-1973. Member faculty studio art St. Stephen's School, Rome, 1973-1979. Lecturer studio art John Cabot College, 1979.
Assistant professor printmaking Temple Abroad, Tyler School of Art, 1979-1990. Visiting associate professor drawing and printmaking Study Abroad Program, Temple University, Tokyo, 1990-1991. Visiting associate professor printmaking Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1991-1992.
Visiting associate professor drawing and painting University Iowa, Iowa City, 1992. Professor printmaking Massachusetts College Art, Boston, since 1993. Visiting artist-critic Calcorgrafica Nazionale, Rome, 1986, Istituto la Grafica, Latina, Italy, 1987, Rhode Island School Design, Rome, 1987, 89, 90, 93, University Connecticut, Storrs, 1992, 98, Rhode Island School Design, Providence, 1998, 01, State University of New York, Albany, 1993, Syracuse (New York ) University, 1993, New York Graduate School Figurative Art, New York City, 1993, Union College, Schenectady, New York City, 1994, University Iowa, 1995, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1997, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003, Hartford Art School, Connecticut, 2005.
Artist-in-residence The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1989, 93, Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, Wyoming, 1992, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, County Mayo, Ireland, 2001, Asillah Forum Foundation, Morocco, 2002, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 2009, Vermont Studio Center, 2009.
Member Printmaking Council New Jersey.
Married Richard Akre Trythall, January 19, 1972. (divorced 1992).